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Inspector tells me that the electrician should have removed green screw from the panel

After an electrical inspection of my 3-unit multifamily building, the inspector told me that the electrician has made a mistake when he installed the new panel because he didn't remove the green screw. I was wondering if we should put a different…
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Where does the ground wire go in a 3-prong dryer cord configuration?

We moved to a new place where the dryer connection is 3-prong instead of 4-prong. The dryer was originally 4-prong, so we bought a 3-prong cord and installed it. It works fine, except I am not entirely sure if I installed the ground wire correctly.…
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Automatically closing a water valve after a few minutes

My aunt has an ancient kind of washing machine that has no automatic control of incoming water. That is, to operate it, you manually open a valve in the wall, similar to this one: This valve is connected to a hose that feeds directly to the washer.…
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Why is this pipe in my garage filled with concrete?

Any idea why this water pipe going into the ground in my garage next to the furnace and water boiler tank is filled at the upper end? What's its intended use? If I want to use it in a effective way, how to re-open it?
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Are there any precautions I should take if I plan on storing something very heavy near my foundation?

I'm considering getting an ~300 gallon (~1100 litre) intermediate bulk container (IBC) tote to use as a rain barrel, which at 8 lbs per gallon (1 kg per litre; 2500 lbs / 1100 kg total) can get quite heavy when full. I would need to store this near…
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Is this deck post getting cracks due to it being overloaded?

I never seen such types of cracks online. Is this particular post overloaded. There is nothing on the deck. Also another closest post set 10 feet away. Any idea
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How to straighten new coiled Ethernet cord?

I recently purchased a 50 metre Ethernet cable to run from the modem downstairs to the bedroom upstairs (along the walls as I’m currently in a renting situation), but I can’t straighten the cord to be able to sit flat along the walls. I’m currently…
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Why am I measuring 16 volts on a wire that should be at 0 volts?

I am replacing a power receptacle at my apartment. It has the standard four wires, with one of the two reds going to a nearby toggle switch. I am concerned because when the toggle switch is off, I measure 16V between one of the red wires and a…
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Why did my water heater wire burn up?

Here is a picture of the damage. Thank goodness they're was no fire. We had our breaker panel replaced today. I don't know if that's related or just coincidence. Tonight about 8:30pm while getting showered for bed I noticed we had no hot water. …
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damp line behind toilet

There is a damp line being formed behind the toilet commode, as seen in the picture. Any suggestions on where the problem lies would be appreciated. Edit: I've added pictures of what it looks like with the lid off (the lid is usually left on) . I…
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Am I having trouble finding studs because my walls are lath and plaster?

I picked a TV mount from Ikea. The TV itself is being mounted to some paneling which in turn is mounted to set of wooden draws. In addition, it gives you hardware to mount the panels to the walls. It's not really meant to support any weight, just to…
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What makes a tee "sanitary"?

I'm looking at tapping into an existing drain line at the vertical vent, which I understand should be via a horizontal run to a sanitary tee. The vent is 2 inch PVC; the horizontal piece I will install is 2 inch PVC. But what makes a tee "sanitary?"…
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How can I run Cat5e cable through a completely finished house?

My family and I are interested in buying a house that was built in 2002. This house is two floors on a concrete slab with a finished bonus room upstairs so there is no attic other than above the garage. I would like each room to have four points…
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How do I properly ground my subpanel that only has one neutral/ground bar?

I am adding a sub panel in an unattached building. My sub panel has the connection for the 2 hot wires coming from the source panel (a 40 amp double breaker) In addition it has one neutral/ground bar which has a green screw head for the ground and…
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How do I fix my bathtub drain plug that's not working?

I've looked online and couldn't figure out exactly what I need to do. I just moved to a new flat and found out that the bathtub drain plug doesn't work well, so water leaves from the bathtub pretty quickly, even when it's "closed". I would like to…
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